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In a bit less than 1/2 of his first game in the Air Raid offense, Daniels was 25 of 34 for 215 yards, with a TD and an INT. He seemed to be doing quite well. As a point of comparison, USC ran 51 offensive plays in the 1H vs. Fresno with Daniels leading the offense. With Slovis in the 2H, they ran 29 plays.

JT did adapt to the Air Raid, for sure. However, it was not a "natural" fit for him. There was (and is) quite a bit of controversy in the SC fan base about who the best QB during spring and fall camp actually was. JT was, for sure, efficient against Fresno St. He also ran the offense well. Many U$C folks were surprised by how well he played. It is also true that they ran the ball a bit more than other Air Raid teams do, probably because of personnel.

Like Davis Mills, Slovis has little game experience. He will be learning and growing. He'll be developing chemistry with the wide receivers. He'll learn to read coverages and pressure. But I am glad to play a QB with 0 prior starts than one with an entire season of experience.

Totally agree here. One narrative making the rounds is that Slovis was chosen as the back-up (instead of Fink or Sears) not because he was the second-best guy, but rather to not have JT looking over his shoulder. No way to know if this has any substance, but it was thought Slovis wouldn't be ready to play this year. That obviously isn't happening!

[Goose]

In a bit less than 1/2 of his first game in the Air Raid offense, Daniels was 25 of 34 for 215 yards, with a TD and an INT. He seemed to be doing quite well. As a point of comparison, USC ran 51 offensive plays in the 1H vs. Fresno with Daniels leading the offense. With Slovis in the 2H, they ran 29 plays.

JT did adapt to the Air Raid, for sure. However, it was not a "natural" fit for him. There was (and is) quite a bit of controversy in the SC fan base about who the best QB during spring and fall camp actually was. JT was, for sure, efficient against Fresno St. He also ran the offense well. Many U$C folks were surprised by how well he played. It is also true that they ran the ball a bit more than other Air Raid teams do, probably because of personnel.

Like Davis Mills, Slovis has little game experience. He will be learning and growing. He'll be developing chemistry with the wide receivers. He'll learn to read coverages and pressure. But I am glad to play a QB with 0 prior starts than one with an entire season of experience.

Totally agree here. One narrative making the rounds is that Slovis was chosen as the back-up (instead of Fink or Sears) not because he was the second-best guy, but rather to not have JT looking over his shoulder. No way to know if this has any substance, but it was thought Slovis wouldn't be ready to play this year. That obviously isn't happening!